Project Connect – Austin’s most ambitious plan to bring a light-rail system online – is inching closer to reality after receiving a positive rating and federal recommendation from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  The agency recently released the funding recommendations report for Fiscal Year 2026, rating several high-profile Capital Investments Grant (CIG) projects by their cost, viability, local financial commitment and justification among other […]

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the state’s new initiative to create power-ready and shovel-ready industrial sites. The Promote Opportunity with Electric Readiness for Underdeveloped Properties (POWER UP) program will position New York to attract high-growth industries by proactively extending the power and utilities required by next-generation businesses.   Through POWER UP, New York will establish an […]

The city of Little Rock, Arkansas, will spend between $93 million and $128 million to build a downtown municipal park. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2026.  Public officials found a rare opportunity to expand the city’s available greenspace and revitalize the downtown area after the highway’s recent expansion. The city removed a stretch of highway ramps for the Interstate 30 […]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advancing the next major phase of upgrades to U.S. 1 in Bucks County, the Section RC3 Improvement Project. RC3 will improve safety, update roadway design and support current and future travel demands along the corridor. The $227 million phase follows the completion of Section RC2 in September 2025. […]

The Youngstown Board of Control in Ohio has approved more than $13.5 million in design contracts for a wastewater treatment facility. The project is part of a larger wastewater improvement effort mandated by a federal consent decree that has been in the works for years.  The board voted 3-0 Thursday to split the contracts between two companies: […]

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a plan to update the agency’s data systems with a new AI infrastructure that can be shared among all its agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. The department’s stance is that the various agencies within the department would not need to construct their own systems […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is calling for more civility in air travel and transit under the department’s “Golden Age of Travel” initiative. Under this effort, the department has opened $1 billion in Airport Terminal Program funding seeking to improve travel experiences for families nationwide.  The funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was announced on Dec. 8. It supports traditional terminal modernization needs and […]